Microsoft’s Key Role in Growing 35 Million Trees in the US

By Steven Downes
Sustainability Magazine
January 31, 2025
Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy
Region: United States, US East

Microsoft has sealed a long-term agreement with Chestnut Carbon to provide high-quality, nature-based carbon removal from its afforestation, reforestation and revegetation (ARR) project in the Southern US. The deal, one of the largest ARR offtakes in the US, spans 25 years and will deliver over 7 million tons of carbon removal credits. The carbon removal will be derived entirely from Chestnut’s ARR project in the southern United States, including Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. It is in addition to an initial agreement between Chestnut and Microsoft in December 2023 and involves multiple phases – estimated to restore 60,000 acres of land by planting over 35 million native, biodiverse hardwood and softwood trees… The Chestnut Sustainable Restoration Project stands out because of its focus on creating a long-lasting ecosystem of native forests at scale.

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